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gooseberry relish

gooseberry relish

One of my favourite discoveries this summer was that gooseberries taste a lot like tomatillos! Not that I had been feeling the lack of tomatillos in my life, but watching Thomasina Miers of Wahaca fame and Wahaca, Mexican Food at Home, made me curious about their flavour.

But unless you grow tomatillos yourself, you are unlikely to find them in the UK. But since I had gooseberries in my garden, I thought I could make a gooseberry relish to go with some roasted chicken, inspired by one of Thommi's salsa recipes. This relish is a fabulous way too of using up a glut of gooseberries and goes particularly well with fish such as mackerel or with this delicious grilled salmon with smoky tamarind, as well as roasted chicken and pork and is wonderful spooned over buttery new potatoes.

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